Real Opal Stone Price

Multicolor opal is sought after and can be extremely.

Real opal stone price.

Lightning ridge black opal 5000 p c lightning ridge black opal 5000 p c. From shop ahstones. This article is written as a general guide for pricing opals from www opalmine. Natural genuine ethiopian opal gemstone oval shape 16x9x5 mm multi fire opal handmade polished loose stone beautiful silver jewelry making ahstones.

Under the proper conditions water percolates through the earth becoming rich in dissolved silicates. Opal is a sedimentary stone. Opal stone price around the world can vary from just a few dollars to many thousands of dollars. What are opal s color and hardness properties.

Due to the popularity of opal stone in the indian and international market opal cost is also affected by the supply and demand cycle. Opal stone price around the world. Opal value in the market largely depends on the origin color clarity play of color shape and carat weight of the gemstone. Opal is an amorphous form of silica chemically similar to quartz but containing 3 to 21 water within its mineral structure gem grade opals usually have 6 to 10 water content.

Opal s hardness according to the mohs hardness scale is 5 5 6 5 out of 10 so it should be cared for when wearing and designing jewelry with it. Opal miners search for this illusive gem in the deserts at lighting ridge nsw where temperature can hit 50 degrees so mining takes place during the winter months and many miners leave the ridge and live in melbourne sydney or the gold coast to escape the summer heat. Note opal stone price in india starts from rs 250 per carat 4 approx and can. Sale price 26 09 26 09 28 99 original price 28 99 10 off.